Bag or can carrier.



W. E. KLEINE.

FAG 0R GAN CARRIER. APPLIoA'TIoN H'Lnnnov. 17,1908.

919.729. Patented Apr. 27, 1909.

wiLLiAi/i Karine, oie-Nrw Yorin, n. Y.

- QB'AG'OR een CARRIER.

. Y fseecinatioii if vLetters Patent. l Apliiictioinidnovember17,1908. seriainafi'eaou Patented April 27, ieoe:

To altwhom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, VILLIAM EwKLiiiNn,

a citizen of the United Stateshresiding in the borough of Manhattan Vofthe Acit-y of N ew York, in the VState'of NewYork, have invented certain newV and useful Improvements in Bag or Can Carriers, of which' the following is a specification, reference being had to theacconipanying drawing, forming a part hereof. Y.

' his invention relates to the construction of bag orcan carriers such as are used by street sweepers for supporting and moving from place to place the bags.k or cans in'to which the street dirt is deposited.

The object of theinvention isv to overcome certain difficulties which are eXperienced in the use of such` carriers. Thus, by reason of'the rearward projection of the fixed bail or handle which is'grasped by the sweeper when the carrierV is to be moved from one place to another-,the carriers occupy a great amount'of floor space when packed in ranks in the storehouse or barn. This is a somewhat serious ymatter in'large cities where `storage space isvlimited and expensive. .y v -f The object of the invention is,jtherefore,

to so mount the bail `or -liandle upon tlief carrier as to permitit to bepushed in upon the frame-of the carrier, when it visVnot required for use, and therefore to reduce largely the storage space required, whilefat the same time it Vbe rmly supported in operative position. Y i

` The invention will be more fully eX- plained hereinafter with reference to the ac-V companying drawing in which-l Figure `l `is a viewin side elevation of a bag and can carrier which embodies the invention with the near wheel removed. Fig.

2 shows detail views of one ofthe sockets for the support of the Vbail orhandle. Fig.

3 shows detail viewsofone of the stud axles: and the means for securing thesame to the.

carrier frame. y

The bag or can carrier shown in the drawingV comprises a bottom framea, vertical framev members Z), 'which arestieiied by tical frame members b, a chainror strap e which coperates with the hoop' Zin holding a can in place, large wheels f and, usu- Vally,.small steadying wheels g. The bail or handle it, which `isrgrasped by the sweeper- .when the carrier is to `be moved from place vtoplace, is usually mounted fixedly upon the carrier frame.` In the present case, however, there is secured upon each of the .veia` tical frame members b, yajsocket z', formedinyany convenient manner, and secured to the frame member at a suitable angle. The Vside members 7L of the bail or handle'iz are inserted through the socketsz' and may be prevented frombeing wholly withdrawn by Vcaps or thimbles 7a2-upon the ends of the frame members.y

ln each side member 7L, near its end is `formed a hole 7a3 which is adapted to receive a pinL4 which may be hung upon the carrier by a light chain 71,5. When the handle L is drawn out to its operative position the pin 7i* is inserted in the hole 7a3, the pin standing between the two parts of the socket orpassing through a hole formed in the socket and through the hole h3 in the side member. y, By this means Lthe handle is held rigidly inoperative position and can be grasped by the sweeper for the purpose of moving the carrier from place to place. When, however, the carrier is in the storehousey or barn, lthe pin It* is withdrawn and the handle is shoved down intothe position Vindicatedby full linesin Fig. 1, so that one Vcarrier may be nested with the next and,

therefore, occupy, for storage, hardly onehalfof the floor space which it would necessarily occupy if the handle i1, were, as usual.

iXedly secured to the frame.

`Each wheel fis mounted upon a stud axle '7c Aand the latter is, as usual, cast upon or welded( to a plate c.. The plate k', in turn, :is riveted tothe corresponding vertical inem- "ber bof the carrier frame which is made of fiat iron, being usually secured by rivets 702. These rivets are frequently sheared off or broken off, as these carriersgare ordinarily constructed, but in theconstruction of the improved carrier, this defect is remedied by providing each plate e,fatea'ch end thereof,

with Vlips-or ears 7c3 which are cramped over the `edges of the flatiron'vertical frame memberlx v The plate k isy therefore secured with great rigidity to thevframe member, so

thatthe liability of the .rivets to work loose and Vto besheared off is greatly reduced, and

much of the strain is thereby also taken from the rivets, While the vertical frame members are at the same time stitfened.

The lite of the carrier as thus constructed is much greater in the ordinary use of the `carrier than when the stud axle is secured to the frame by riveting only as heretofore.

I claim as my invention:

l. A bag or can Carrier comprising a bot tom trame, vertical side members, a bag hoop, stud axles secured to the side members, Wheels mounted thereon, al bail or handle mounted movably upon `the side members, and means to secure the bail or handle rigidl)7 in operative position with respect to the side members.

Q. A .bag or can carrier comprising a. bottom Vframe, vertical side members, a bag hoop, stud axles secured to the side members, wheels mounted thereon, sockets secured to the side members, and a hail or handle hav ing its side members arranged to slide through said sockets.

3. A, bag or can carrier coniprising a bot tom frame, vertical side members, a bag hoop, stud axles secured to the side members, Wheels mounted thereon, inclined sockets mounted on the side members, a bail or handle having` side members arranged to slide through said sockets, and pins to engage the side members ot the bail or handle and the sockets and retain the bail or handle rigidly in position.

This specification signed and witnessed this 16th day of November, A. D., 1908.

lVlLLIAH IC. KLEINE.

Signed in the presence of- V. B. Giinnnnv, ELLA J. KRUGER. 

